Show duchesne county democratic platform the democratic county convention for duchesne county utah held at myton october 12 hereby adopt the following platform to wit we heartily endorse the democratic state administration for its economy and business like methods and in its efforts to prevent unwise legislation and extravagance in public affairs we condee the last republican legislature for passing a law prohibiting hi a third party from endorsing a candidate on any other ticket than its own is as unconstitutional and as an all effort to prevent the people from voting their choice at the elections with wih the tae intent 1 of keeping the republican party in power against the will of the people and in violation of their legal rights I 1 we favor a repeal or modification fia of the public utilities law and the interstate commerce law eo that they will not have power power to td prevent competition because competition I 1 Is natures price mark and that the workings of said measures 1 are on the theory to prevent competition and thus fly in the face of one of natures laws is evitable evit ably produces economic trouble and we denounce the present high and unfair tariff as ag an alder aider of the I 1 said commissions in boosting the ghigli cost of living and as a discrimination fi against the farmers and all other people who are not in the tha combines in order to restore competition which restores itself a just value nu mi goods we favor the engaging in big business not tor for the purpose of going into business but tor for the purpose of forcing competition in big business and to that end we urge the government to continue to own and also operate the great muscle shoals power plant of the tennessee river and on oil the colorado river we demand that the 4 same policy be had for several years past there has been an effort to move the pen of the state ot of utah be cause there has been a growth ol of the city of salt lake around it ft but i inasmuch as the moving the same will cost about more or less we believe that the dista should be willing to guarantee that the same be moved to a new site without any cost to the state and that bonds bonda be given to protect the people on said guarantee we denounce the continual raise S of 0 taxes and assert that often the valuations are in excess of the real value of property and it th is 1 I 1 polley policy be insisted upon that it will compell the state or county to buy and hold the land because the owners cannot afford to pay the same and which will torce force the country into socialism and we pledge out oui democratic nominees to hold down taxes and to practice economy wo we favor and demand a change in the tax laws tor for school purposes because of the present system of taxing corporate wealth and distributing the same tor for schools places said taxes lor for the schools in the districts wherein said corporate wealth is assessed or located which is unfair distribution of taxes taus for the other school districts of the state and makes an inequality tor for the school children of the states and the school districts with mines and railroads have special privilege leg es eg as compared with other school districts less fortunately situated the present allow allowance arice of 2500 per capita has never been realized neither Is it adequate for the needs tor for the poorer districts of the state |